The estimation of rock rippability

@article{Macgregor1994TheEO,  title={The estimation of rock rippability},  author={F. Macgregor and Robin FellR. Fell and Garry Mostyn and Grant Hocking and G. H. Mcnally},  journal={Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology},  year={1994},  volume={27},  pages={123 - 144},  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:129440512}}
Abstract This paper presents the results of research into the rippability of rock by bulldozers carried out at the University of New South Wales. A database of detailed ripping and geological data gathered from highway and mine sites in New South Wales, Australia, has been used to determine the influence of different factors on the ripping productivity of bulldozers. The dominant factors affecting productivity have been found to be the unconfined compressive strength of the rock, the degree of… 

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